The Migration Agency (DGM) announced the confiscation of more than 100 forged IDs similar to those issued under the National Foreigner Legalization Plan (PNRE). Another 52 seized documents were deemed authentic, but in possession of third persons. The operation took place in the country’s northern provinces.
A press release indicates that 116 of the IDs had been altered and were in the possession of 36 persons in Dajabón and Santiago. In addition, 10 passports with irregularities were seized.
Migration Law and the associated rulings call for the deportation of the holder of the false ID documents. Exceptions can be made in cases when the owner of the ID had previously reported to the authorities that the document had been stolen.
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El Caribe
15 November 2017
